See what one of the most successful teams in Europe, CSKA Moscow, runs to take advantage early in possessions. Cementing it’s reputation as one of the top basketball clubs in Europe, CSKA Moscow won the EuroLeague Championship in dramatic fashion, surviving Final Four battles against Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes. This is the eight EuroLeague title in…
MoraBanc Andorra: Early Offense and Half Court Series
A look at the concepts and plays from coach Ibon Navarro that has his MoraBanc Andorra team scoring 90+ points per game. The end of 2018 was a great time for MoraBanc Andorra of the Spanish ACB league. The team grabbed some big wins against Real Madrid and Baskonia, and also was perfect in EuroCup play with…
NBA Finals Team Preview: Golden State Warriors
The reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have made it to the NBA Finals for the 4th straight season with an efficient offense based on controlling tempo. Throughout the 2017-18 NBA season, the Golden State Warriors have boasted a high powered and efficient offense. There is no secret to GSW’s success. The Warriors ranked first in…
Spread Ball Screen Entries: Dual Action
Using dual action on the swing pass adds ball and player circulation to early offense as well as setting up the spread ball screen. In basic spread ball screen offense, flowing from the break into the penetration action is accomplished with a simple drag screen. The playmaking ball handler dribbles over the ball screen from…
Oregon Ducks Wing Ball Screen Series
The Oregon Ducks boast one of the most prolific offenses in women’s college basketball powered by their Wing Ball Screen Series. The numbers are impressive. At 1.013 Point Per Possession (PPP) the Oregon Ducks (32-4, #2 Spokane Regional) are second in the nation in offensive efficiency. They score with a 57.1 eFG% and boast five…
Marshall Drag Screen Concepts
The Marshall Thundering Herd have spaced and shot their way into the NCAA Tournament powered by the Drag Screen concepts of Coach Dan D’antoni. One of the hotspots for college basketball analytics is Huntington, West Virginia home of the Marshall University Thundering Herd (24-10, #13 Seed, East Regional). Coach Dan D’antoni has overseen a turnaround…
Early Offense – Pitches And Flips
Transition Offense + False Motion: Two Early Offense staples from the Fred Hoiberg Pitch Series. To play seamless basketball, flowing from transition offense to halfcourt offense without pause is the first step. A quick pitch ahead may net an early advantage that the offense can exploit for an easy basket. When there is defensive balance…
Ball Screen Concepts – Arrive Alone
Ball Screen Concepts: Six ways to get the screener to “arrive alone” when setting ball screens. Nothing ruins a party like an uninvited guest. When setting ball screens the screener’s defender can sometimes be just that – an annoying tag-a-long that ruins things for the ball handler. The ball screen can potentially give the dribble an…
Dr. Dish Full Court Shooting
In case you haven’t heard, FastModel Sports has recently partnered with Dr. Dish, creators of the fastest growing and most advanced basketball shooting machine in the world. Using Dr. Dish to throw outlet passes and rebound transition 3s, these drills maximize quality repetitions within a limited practice time. Here are two Full Court Shooting Drills you can…
Top 10 Plays of 2015 – pt 2
(See FastModel Sports’ Top 10 Plays of 2015 pt 1 (6-10) here: http://team.fastmodelsports.com/2016/01/01/top-10-plays-of-2015-pt-1/) A consistent theme as we released our #FastDrawTop100 this year was Zone Offense. Coaches are seeing more and more zone at every level and are looking for new ways to attack any zone they might see. 7 of our top 10 plays…
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